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50 citations · 240 across the 12 of their papers we have counts for

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12 papers

q-bio.PE2014★ 10 cited

Inverse Ising inference with correlated samples

Benedikt Obermayer, Erel Levine

Correlations between two variables of a high-dimensional system can be indicative of an underlying interaction, but can also result from indirect effects. Inverse Ising inference i…

q-bio.PE2014★ 3 cited

Periodic vs. intermittent adaptive cycles in quasispecies co-evolution

Alexander Seeholzer, Erwin Frey, Benedikt Obermayer

We study an abstract model for the co-evolution between mutating viruses and the adaptive immune system. In sequence space, these two populations are localized around transiently d…

cond-mat.soft2014★ 47 cited

Dynamics of a Semiflexible Polymer or Polymer Ring in Shear Flow

Philipp S. Lang, Benedikt Obermayer, Erwin Frey

Polymers exposed to shear flow exhibit a rich tumbling dynamics. While rigid rods rotate on Jeffery orbits, flexible polymers stretch and coil up during tumbling. Theoretical resul…

cond-mat.soft2010★ 17 cited

Longitudinal Response of Confined Semiflexible Polymers

Florian Thüroff, Benedikt Obermayer, Erwin Frey

The longitudinal response of single semiflexible polymers to sudden changes in externally applied forces is known to be controlled by the propagation and relaxation of backbone ten…

q-bio.PE2010★ 9 cited

Error thresholds for self- and cross-specific enzymatic replication

Benedikt Obermayer, Erwin Frey

The information content of a non-enzymatic self-replicator is limited by Eigen's error threshold. Presumably, enzymatic replication can maintain higher complexity, but in a competi…

q-bio.PE2009★ 7 cited

Escalation of error catastrophe for enzymatic self-replicators

B. Obermayer, E. Frey

It is a long-standing question in origin-of-life research whether the information content of replicating molecules can be maintained in the presence of replication errors. Extendin…